This collection is an exhuberant, playful, sometimes intense reflection on navigating the challenges of movement, the dynamics of the dance floor and the world beyond it. The poet makes many discoveries along the way – about the dance, about the quest for the ideal and the necessary acceptance of imperfection. Throughout the collection, the mischievous use of traditional and non-traditional poetic forms conveys the variety and skill of tango itself. And at the heart of the endeavour is a passion to imbue every step, however basic, with balance and grace, for “in tango the walk is simple/and therefore takes a lifetime to learn.”
These poems invite the reader on a tantalising journey to share the joys and pitfalls of communication, yearning, and the politics of belonging and desire.
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This is the second Turas Press collection from Chris Murray, eminent Irish poet and literary activist.This delicate and intriguing book is a profound meditation on the natural world, and the dynamic between human beings and this planet we share.At a time when we are grappling with multiple, related challenges - living with climate change and pandemic - these poems remind us to celebrate, and care for, the natural world ."Murray's poetics call for a bond between the eye and the imagination...the acute perceptiveness of Murray's poetry, her empathetic and sensitive vision, is extended first to nature and then, very movingly, into a series of elegies." Sean Hewitt, The Irish TimesISBN 978-1-913598-10-5
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1913598495 84 pagesRelease date: February 21st, 2024 Now available for pre-order. Her Red Songs is the most recent collection from one of Ireland’s most innovative and daring poets. Chris Murray’s remarkable body of work is a profound expression of connectedness with the environment, her poems evoking a delicate, yet often searing, contemplation of the place of the individual within the natural world. The poet's astonishing command of language, the dexterity of her use of punctuation and space, the precision of her craft, meld in the creation of these create beautiful, haunting poems that touch the reader at their deepest level.
ISBN: 978-1-913598-16-7 310 pages June 2021Longlisted for the Republic of Conciousness Prize, 2022Terual, north-east Spain, winter, 1937. The civil war is raging, pitting neighbour against neighbour, tearing families apart. Franco's Nationalist rebels have surrounded the devastated, Republican-held city. This is the story of a house, of the people who take refuge there - and a dangerous secret within. María and her sister Julita mourn their lost loved ones and try to bury their differences. But only one person knows the secret of the house, hidden deep in the dark– a deserter from the conflict, a soldier who has dared to leave the fighting to come home – and the woman who dares to protect him. To buy an ebook of In The Dark - ePub format - followthis link.To buy a Kindle version of In The Dark - click here.To readers paying by bank transfer - you will receive an automated confirmation of your order that includes this message: "Thanks for your order. It’s on-hold until we confirm that payment has been received." Your payment has not been rejected - the transfer of funds can take a few days. If there are any glitches, we'll be in touch.Thank you for supporting independent publishing.
The conversational tone of many of the poems in this collection belies the subtle craft that underlies and unifies disparate themes. So Long, Calypso is peopled by a cast of characters recognisable from ancient history and myth, from recent history and from contemporary culture. The musings of these various personae are
by turns reflective and urgent, their concerns social and political, as well as deeply engage with navigating the
challenges of different stages of life.
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ISBN 978-0-9957916-0-2Click here to buy ebook of So Long, Calypso
These poems invite the reader on a tantalising journey to share the joys and pitfalls of communication, yearning, and the politics of belonging and desire. 
At a time when we are grappling with multiple, related challenges - living with climate change and pandemic - these poems remind us to celebrate, and care for, the natural world .
"Murray's poetics call for a bond between the eye and the imagination...the acute perceptiveness of Murray's poetry, her empathetic and sensitive vision, is extended first to nature and then, very movingly, into a series of elegies." Sean Hewitt, The Irish Times
ISBN 978-1-913598-10-5 
pain, winter, 1937. The civil war is raging, pitting neighbour against neighbour, tearing families apart. Franco's Nationalist rebels have surrounded the devastated, Republican-held city. This is the story of a house, of the people who take refuge there - and a dangerous secret within. María and her sister Julita mourn their lost loved ones and try to bury their differences. But only one person knows the secret of the house, hidden deep in the dark– a deserter from the conflict, a soldier who has dared to leave the fighting to come home – and the woman who dares to protect him.
To buy an ebook of In The Dark - ePub format - follow this link.
To buy a Kindle version of In The Dark - click here.
To readers paying by bank transfer - you will receive an automated confirmation of your order that includes this message: "Thanks for your order. It’s on-hold until we confirm that payment has been received." Your payment has not been rejected - the transfer of funds can take a few days. If there are any glitches, we'll be in touch.
Thank you for supporting independent publishing. 
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